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Kids are into cameras. So when considering items to spur your son or daughter’s outdoor creativity, a digital camera for kids should be your first thought. Why? Well, photography and video encourages your child to see the world differently while allowing him or her to create a kind of visual diary along the way. Without getting too poetic about it, photos are reminders of where we’ve been, people we’ve met, and stuff we’ve done. It makes experiences more visceral because you can relive them over and over again.  There are also innumerable secondary benefits to getting him or her behind...

We were in the back washing blenders so they could keep taking Snackpass orders recalls co-founder and CEO Kevin Tan. The team from order-ahead food startup Snackpass was willing to get theirhands dirty to keep up with demand at one of their first restaurant partners, Tropical Smoothie Cafe on the Yale college campus. Why were people so eager to pay for takeout through Snackpass? Because it lets them earn loyalty points to redeem for free food both for themselves and as gifts for their friends. Sending people Snackpass rewards became a new way to flirt or show gratitude at Yale....

When we arrived, we knew we wanted to do as many Cheddar Gorge walks as we could. However, we had plenty of time (and plenty of rain) to explore other activities in Cheddar as well. After quite a bit of research, and lot of exploration on our part, here are my recommended things to do in Cheddar Gorge. Related: 11 Cheddar Gorge Walks You Need to Try Why visit Cheddar Gorge? If you’re still on the fence about Cheddar Gorge, and worried there aren’t enough things to do in Cheddar, let me put your mind at ease! Cheddar is the...

So we get pretty giddy when we find some solid Lego deals. And we get especially excited when we see coveted Lego sets on sale. We’re talking Lego Star Wars sets, Lego Architecture sets, and Lego Marvel sets. Oh, let’s throw in some Frozen 2 sets and some Lego Jurassic World sets, too. Happy building. Lego Deals: Star Wars  LEGO Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Resistance Y-Wing Starfighter Set The Resistance Y-Wing Starfighter is yet another alphabetically named ship, and it's down from $70. Buy Now $55.99 It has spring-loaded and trigger-activated weapons, a Rise of Skywalker-specific color scheme,...

This guest post is by Jane Kim. A writer and mom of a seven-year-old with autism, she works in the Her family lives in the Philadelphia suburbs. Find Jane on Twitter @JKimRites.My friend Anne recently told me about something that happened after she gave birth to her daughter with Down syndrome. She was emotionally raw and struggling to process the impact it would have on her baby's future. Her doctor rattled off a list of nots: her daughter would not be able to talk, read or ride a bike. He then assured her there were jobs for these types of...